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• Derek Clements-Croome, University of Reading

• Husam Al Waer, University of Dundee • Matt Kitson, Hilson Moran

How SuBET promoted sustainability in building projects across the worldAs told by…

IMPACT 360°Success Stories from the Sustainable Urban Environment- Thursday 10th February 2011

the IDCOP projectSUCCESS STORY - THE SUBET TOOL

“Innovation in Design, Construction & Operation of Buildings for People” (IDCOP) July 2004 – February 2009, was a multi-institutional research programme funded under the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Sustainable Urban Environment (SUE) programme.

the IDCOP projectSUCCESS STORY - THE SUBET TOOL

This study is focused on the impact of one activity within the IDCOP project which has expanded beyond the project into the on-going development of the Sustainable Built Enviroment Tool (SuBET) tool by Matt Kitson of Hilson Moran and two of the researchers, Professor Derek Clements-Croome (University of Reading) and Dr Husam Al Waer (now a lecturer at the University of Dundee).

SuBET is ©Copyright of Hilson Moran Partnership Ltd, Professor Derek Clements-Croome of Reading University and Dr Husam Al Waer of Dundee University

The SuBET TeamOur Approach to Sustainable Urbanism

SuBET – Sustainable Urban Built Environment Tool

Framework for Masterplanning

Voluntary system

Can be used internationally

Covers the 3 pillars of sustainability

Environmental, Social-Cultural & Economic

Micro to Global sustainability issues:

Micro scale (water, energy)

Meso scale (land use, site selection, flood risk)

Macro scale (greenhouse gas, transport, infrastructure)

Global scale (city planning and regeneration policy)

Brings stakeholders together

A Place to Live, Work, Play and Enjoy the Quality of life now and in the future (City DNA!!)

Sustainable Communities

Masterplanning

considerations

Green Buildings

‘Cutting the Carbon Habit’

Resource: ©Copyright of Urban Design Compendium, English Partnerships, avilable at www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk

I“In theory, theory and practice are the same; in

practice, they aren’t” ...SANTA FE INSTITUTE

“Good design may initially cost a little more in time and thought,

although not necessarily in money. But the end result is more

pleasing to the eye and more efficient, costs less to maintain

and is kinder to the environment.” Hansard – Lord Rea,House of Lords, 2003

The best designed SCHOOLS encourage children to learn.

Well designed community help citizens to Live, Work, Play

and Enjoy quality of life now and in the future (whole

System approach).

what is evident in those principles is the need for a

shift from an ‘accident and emergency’ approach to place making to

a ‘preventative medicine’ model.

Global Challenge

World Population Growth

Energy Consumption by Sector

Source: Data from the G-Econ project Transport 34%

Buildings 44% Source: Energy Consumption in the UK, DTI

Industry 22%

Holistic 70%

» Population increase and economic growth = growing demand ???

Source: US Energy Information Administration 2008 (EIA) 2010 2030 2015 2020 2025

50%

World Energy Consumption

80% CO2 Reduction with 3 billion more people In 2050 !!??

as the human spaces becomes more urban we consume more,

travel more and pollute more (Edwards, 2001, p. 21).

Increased dependency on the automobile

©Copyright: Noel Isherwood Poundbury Representative Princes Foundation

Walkability or Muscle Power vs Cars & oil

Abstraction of

suburbia

Sprawl = use

segregation©Copyright: Noel Isherwood Poundbury Representative Princes Foundation

CHALLENGES AHEAD

• People lost touch with what made spaces and cities great

• Cities suffer from a lack of Synergy and connection• This leads to Placelessness

Places for the People

With segregated

approaches put into play Fragmented Cities

Sustainability (Combining Social, Economic and Environmental) Neutral

100% less bad

Sustainable CommunitiesGreater concentration on the community, but not the main

concentration

Successful Place-making

Places designed with the community in mind

Ecological placesFocusing mainly on nature

Conventional PracticeOne Step better than breaking

the law

Degrading Places

Fragmented

Technologies/Techniques

Whole system thinking that incorporates all attributes that affect place making

Creating Places that people want to live, work and enjoy quality of life now and in the future

Successful Place-making -Integrated Approach

Source: Adapted from Bill Reed (2007)

Placelessness SuccessfulPlaces

"Place making is the process of creating ‘places’ that provide economic, intellectual, cultural, emotional and sensory nourishment for the

people who will use them. It is an iterative process that builds relationships between people, and between people and their places.”-

Place Partners (Place making Consultancy) 2010, Australia-

Abstractions

1 Professional Silo’s:

2 Zoned Uses and social segregation

3 Rectilinear planning: Set squares, CAD and Cars

©Copyright: Noel Isherwood Poundbury Representative Princes Foundation

LANDSCAPE URBANISM, 1989

Sprawl Vs. Smart Growth

Bad design - ignores character, continuity, legibility.

• prioritizing people over cars

Land UseEcologyMobilityPollutionWaterEnergy ClimateMaterials WasteUsabilityPlace MakingCultural PerceptualCost and EconomicsLand ConstraintsDemographicsUrban FormFrontageReal Estate Demands

Our Approach to Sustainable Urbanism

Lessons from the Past – Detroit

Detroit, USA

• 4th most powerful economic US cities in the 1950’s

• A city founded on 1 main industry (the car)

• City transportation based on the car

• Large exodus to the suburbs

• City centre derelict• Drug culture and social

deprivation• 50% unemployment

Importance of Masterplanning

Lusail, Doha, Qatar

A new district of Doha

35 km2

455,000 people

Zonal Masterplanning

Themes include:Energy CityEducation CityCommercial District

Fragmented Masterplan

Currently under construction

Geddes shared the belief that social processes and spatial form are related.

Therefore, by changing the spatial form it is possible to change the social structure as well.

His Principles of Town Planning:• Preservation of human life and energy, rather than

superficial beautification• Conformity to an orderly development plan carried

out in stages• Purchasing land suitable for building• Promoting trade and commerce• Preserving historic buildings and buildings of

religious significance• Developing a city worthy of civic pride, not an

imitation of European cities• Promoting the happiness, health and comfort of all

residents, rather than focusing on roads and parks available only to the rich

• Control over future growth with adequate provision for future requirements

Sir Patrick Geddes

SuBET Indicator Drivers

Economic

Growth

Social Progress

Environmental

Stewardship

Eco Efficiency Socio Enviro

Sustainability

Socio

Economic

Environmental StewardshipClean AirWaterLand Emissions ReductionZero WasteReleases and SpillsBiodiversity

Social ProgressDiversity

Human RightsCommunity Outreach

Labour Relations

Economic GrowthInnovationCapital EfficiencyRisk ManagementMargin ImprovementGrowth EnhancementShareholder Return

Socio-EconomicJob Creation

Skills EnhancementLocal Economic Impacts

Eco - EfficiencyResource EfficiencyProduct StewardshipLife-Cycle Management

Social EnvironmentalSafety and Health

Environmental RegulationsClimate Change

Access to Potable WaterEnvironmental Justice


Aree ex Flak, Renzo Piano,2006

Sustainable Urbanism


Sustainable Urbanism (Greenwich Peninsula)

Stage 1Each indicator given a priority1 (low), 2 (medium), 3 (high)By the assessor Considering the site, location and the requirements of local community

Stage 2Then we assess the MasterplanEach indicator given a compliance score-3 = non-compliance0 = minimum compliance2 = good practice5 = best practiceDescription of compliance is in the tool

Stage 3Priority x complianceNormalising calculation

SuBET Weighting Mechanism


SuBET Case Study – Greenwich Peninsular


Decision Impact %

Masterplan Value $

UNSUSTAINABLE

MINIMUM COMPLIANCE

GOOD PRACTICE

BEST PRACTICE

-3 0 2 5

Indicator Score

Masterplan Value

Land Use and Ecology

High Uptake

Desirable

Low Uptake

Undesirable

Masterplan Liveability Index

87

Distance

Future SuBET Versions


KACARE (King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy)

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